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Druze

[drooz]

–noun

Islam. a member of an independent religious sect living chiefly in Syria, Lebanon, and Israel, established in the 11th century as a branch of Ismaʿili Shiʿism and containing elements of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, and believing in the transmigration of souls and the ultimate perfection of humankind.

Also, Druse.

Origin:
1595–1605; < Ar durūz, pl. of durzī a Druze, deriv. of the name of one of the sect founders, Muḥammad ibn Ismāʿīl al-Darazī

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Druze also Druse (drōōz) Pronunciation Key
n. A member of a Syrian people following a religion marked by monotheism and a belief in al-Hakim (985-1021), an Ismaili caliph, as the embodiment of God.

[Arabic Durūz, pl. of durzī, a Druse, after Ismail al-Darazi (died c. 1019), Muslim religious leader.]

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druze
noun
an adherent of an esoteric monotheistic religious sect living in the relative security of the mountains of Syria and Lebanon who believes that Al-hakim was an incarnation of God; "a Druze is permitted to conform outwardly to the faith of the unbelievers among whom he lives"

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